WordPress
An open source project, Wordpress has hundreds of contributors around the world. Originally used by bloggers, it's grown from a blogging solution to a content management system that is capable of powering full websites.
Feature-Rich Software
Native features to WordPress include:
- Media management
- Image resizing on upload
Images are resized to dimensions you set for thumbnail, medium and large images
- Image resizing on upload
- What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) editor toolbar so you can easily format your words
- Preview what you've written so you can make any tweaks before publishing
- Schedule a publication date for posts
- Built-in comments
- Search engine optimised (SEO)
WordPress takes care of 80 - 90% of the mechanics of SEO- URL rewrites for search engine friendly URLS (SEFLs)
- Image alt tags
- Set user roles
- Revision history so you can back track if you update something you shouldn't on a page
Why We Love It
WordPress is one of the most user-friendly content management systems out there. It's built-in editor handles the basic on-page style elements beautifully and it is handy to be able to preview what you've done. Being able to restore past versions can also be a huge help. Frequent code updates are provided to improve not just the usability of the software, but also its security.